new publications - University of St.Gallen (HSG)Alexandria::new publicationsSocial Media usage results in purchasing onlineSteiner, P. H., Schlager, T., & Maas, P. (2015). Social Media usage results in purchasing online. In Acia-Pacific Advances in Consumer Research, pp.-: Association for Consumer Research. --- Social Media (SM) have attracted considerable research Attention in the last decade. In this paper, we investigate whether SM influence consumer’s choice of the purchase channel. Our model suggest that a high level of consumer identification with the brand using SM increases the likelihood of consumers’ choice of the purchase channel - mediated by the consumers’ perceptions of the channel. ...https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/242891
2015-08-01Strategies in unbounded number line estimation? - Evidence from eye-trackingReinert, R. M., Huber, S. ., Nuerk, H. C., & Moeller, K. (2015). Strategies in unbounded number line estimation? - Evidence from eye-tracking. Presented at 6th International Conference on Spatial Cognition: “Space and Situated Cognition”, Rome (Italy). --- Background: The unbounded number line estimation task (with only the start point and a unit but no endpoint given) has been claimed to provide a purer measure of numerical estimation than the standard bounded version of the task (with given start and endpoint). For the latter, recent studies found influences of solution strategies on performance, for instance, proportional judgments– as ...https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/242890
2015-08-01Normativity, Ethics, and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: A Critical AssessmentWettstein, F. (2015). Normativity, Ethics, and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: A Critical Assessment. Journal of Human Rights, 14(2), 162-182, DOI:10.1080/14754835.2015.1005733. --- This article critically assesses the work of the UN Special Representative for Business and Human Rights (SRSG) John Ruggie. The article adopts a normative perspective on the issue. Thus, its critique is derived from the standpoint of ethics. The SRSG was instrumental in shifting the burden of proof to those who deny corporate human rights responsibilities. This achievement, however, is ...https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/242858
2015-07-30Creating Shared Value: Eine GrundsatzkritikBeschorner, T., & Hajduk, T. (2015). Creating Shared Value: Eine Grundsatzkritik. Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik, 16(2), 220-232. --- Der Beitrag formuliert eine Grundsatzkritik an Michael Porters und Marc Kramers Konzept des „Creating Shared Value“ (CSV). Für diesen Zweck wird in einem ersten Schritt die positive und negative Kritik, die seit 2011 am CSV geäußert worden ist, zusammengefasst. Im Weiteren zeigen die Autoren, dass CSV hinter das Verständnis einer modernen Unternehmensverantwortung zurückfällt, die ...https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/242830
2015-07-29Status matters: The asymmetric effects of supervisor-subordinate disability incongruence and climate for inclusionDwertmann, D. J. G., & Böhm, S. A. (2015). Status matters: The asymmetric effects of supervisor-subordinate disability incongruence and climate for inclusion. The Academy of Management Journal, 2015(in press), 1-62. --- Growing workforce diversity increases the likelihood that supervisors and subordinates will differ along demographic lines, a situation that has important implications for their relationship quality and individual outcomes. In a sample of 1,253 employees from 54 work-units, we investigate the effects of differences in disability status between supervisors and subordinates on ...https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/242829
2015-07-29ICT-enabled Value Creation in Community PharmaciesVolland, D. (2014). ICT-enabled Value Creation in Community Pharmacies. In , pp.1-20: AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). --- Pharmacist-patient communication is currently limited to infrequent encounters in pharmacies, which limits the delivery of and value created by pharmacy services. We seek to better understand how ICT can enable value creation by extending pharmacist-patient communication beyond these encounters. In an applied design science research study with 21 Swiss community pharmacies, we designed an ...https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/242828
2015-07-29The role of transformational leadership in the mental health and job performance of employees with disabilitiesKensbock, J., & Böhm, S. A. (2015). The role of transformational leadership in the mental health and job performance of employees with disabilities. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2015(in press), 1-50. --- With the present study, we aim to advance the understanding of the role of leadership in the vocational inclusion of employees with disabilities. We argue that transformational leadership can be an important approach that fits particularly the requirements of people with disabilities because it positively influences their self-concept and consequentially heightens their job performance while it ...https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/242827
2015-07-29The Power of ProvisionalityMcGrath, L. (2015). The Power of Provisionality: An Experimental Evaluation of Idea Appearance in Online Knowledge Creation. In , pp.1-8: ACM. --- The software known as creativity support systems (CSS) have become a critical catalyst of the knowledge creation process. Nonaka and Konno integrated CSS into wider knowledge management processes with the concept of ba. Ba are shared spaces in which relationships between knowledge and individuals can develop. This study finds that minor changes to the appearance of icons users interact with in ...https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/242817
2015-07-28Beschaffung von Rechtsdienstleistungen und Management externer AnwälteMascello, B. (2015). Beschaffung von Rechtsdienstleistungen und Management externer Anwälte. Zürich: Schulthess. - ISBN 978-3-7255-7347-9. --- Die Bereitstellung der Rechtsdienstleistungen für ein Unternehmen ist regelmässig durch zwei grosse Kostenblöcke geprägt: die Personalkosten der internen Mitarbeiter der Rechtsabteilung («Make») und die Kosten zur externen Beschaffung von Dienstleistungen («Buy»). Mit diesem Buch wird betreffend Letzterem eine systematische und praktische Übersicht geboten, um das Verständnis rund um ...https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/242816
2015-07-28Impact Without AuthorityNapolitano, L., & Thoma, A. (2015). Impact Without Authority: The Individual Linchpin Capability for Creating Value With Strategic Customers. Palm Desert, California: B2B Value Group. - ISBN 978-1-32-074950-3. --- Value creation is either fostered or hampered by the ability of those at the supplier-customer interface to achieve impact without authority.
We provide a specific construct for examination and discussion, illustrating ‘what success looks like’ directly from the mouths of seasoned practitioners who grapple with this issue ...https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/242795
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